Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 505 | 411 | 347 | 353 | 213 | 213 | 195 | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 90 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:35AM1.70m | 10:55PM1.65m | 11:30AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.30m | 4:42PM0.40m | 5:04AM0.36m | 5:35PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 613 | 505 | 411 | 347 | 353 | 213 | 213 | 195 | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 90 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 49 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 47 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 276 |
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